Project Management
HP Industry Perspectives: Is the glass half full or half empty?
This year is nearly half over; however, the energy industry is more optimistic about the market and economy according to Ernst & Young’s (EY’s) recent 10th biannual Oil and Gas Capital Confi..
HP News
Chemical companies honored with energy efficiency awardsThe American Chemistry Council (ACC) honored 16 of its member companies for implementing energy-efficiency improvements in 2013. The ACC present..
HP Industry Metrics
The total liquid supply growth by non-OPEC countries continues to rise and is estimated to reach 54 million bpd (MMbpd) in 2014. Increasing crude oil supplies from North America are contributing to sh..
US energy production means new jobs. Are we ready?
At the beginning of this now-not-so-new millennium, the US was faced with great tragedy, a loss of security and uncertainty in the future. Today, the nation has rebounded, thanks to a robust energy se..
Skills shortages in a booming market: The big oil and gas challenge
The strains on labor capacity in oil and gas construction markets worldwide are becoming increasingly well known. These strains continue to affect forecasted project costs, and several large capital p..
Jacobs wins engineering package from Borealis on Belgium chemical sites
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs’ scope of work includes study, engineering, procurement, construction management, and personnel support services on a variety of projects.
Indonesia enlists Axens to study refinery upgrade
Pertamina has launched an investment plan for its existing refineries. The target is to rapidly match the growing domestic demand and to satisfy more stringent specifications for clean fuels.
Toyo to engineer new Petrobras ammonia plant
The project scope covers licensing, engineering, procurement of equipment and materials, installation, commissioning and operation assistance. The plant is planned to be completed in the first half of 2017.
HP Project Management: Better strategies avoid project delays—Part 2
How can project managers avoid project schedule overruns? Part 1 discussed how to analyze the root causes for project delays. In Part 2, strategies to overcome project delays will be explored.Critical..
HP People
Wood Group Mustang has promoted Tim Griffin to vice president of industrial operations, leading the company’s North American industrial division based in Greenville, South Carolina. The division ..
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- US court rejects EPA denials of 2022 small refinery biofuel waivers 7/26
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